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PPPoE
PPPoE stands for "Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet". PPP is the technology used for dialup
Internet access. PPPoE works similarly except it works over a network connection. In this
connection type, users are required to enter their PPPoE username and password. Some ISPs
also require a service name to be entered. Usually, it's not needed to enter the IP/DNS addresses.
However, if users have static IPs through PPPoE, then they will need to enter IP and DNS
addresses ISP provides.
WAN Access Type: PPPoE connection type.
User Name: User Name provided by ISP.
Password: Password provided by ISP.
Service Name: Fill in the service name of Service Name. The default value is
empty.
Connection Type: There are three connection types – continuous, connect on
demand and manual.
Continuous: the connection to the ISP is always connected.
Connect On Demand: the connection to the ISP is initialized only when an
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